Rescue crews save Berks man trapped in crane

SINKING SPRING (AP) ó Emergency crews freed a man who was trapped atop a 25-foot crane in western Berks County.

An employee of Reading Crane and Engineering Co. was rescued Thursday from the welding crane at Steelco, a Berks County metal-making plant.

Officials said the man was making repairs to the crane inside a building when officials said his arm became trapped.

Firefighters backed one of their trucks inside the building and used a ladder to reach the trapped worker and bring him down on a stretcher.

Spring Township Fire Commissioner Pat Brandenburg said the manís arm was injured and he was taken by ambulance to a hospital. His name wasnít released and the extent of his injuries wasnít immediately known.